What should you do?

Switch off your power supply at the wall and unplug. Stop using the power adapter straightaway.

You can take your power adapters to your local recycling centre.

Keep hold of your in home display as a replacement power adapter will be sent out to you.

The first customer reported suffering an electric shock two years ago (Picture: E.On)

E.On said the risk was constrained to ‘rare cases’ and the recall was a precaution, and signs to look out for should be the loosening of the power adapter’s casing.

‘We’re recalling two types of our power adapters with immediate effect. These were included with some of the in home energy displays (also called smart energy displays) that were mainly supplied to customers between 2012 and 2015 along with their smart meter.